Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-24
POLITICAL.
The First Convention Of ttse National
Republican Clubs.

The First Convention Of sac National
Republican Clubs.
New YoRK, Dec. 15.--The FIRST conven-
bn Of the national republican clubs was
allied 10 order to-day with LOO delegates
present from all over the United States.
Al 1:2O, after long contest involving
he cali of the roll, the republican clubs
convention chose Daniel J. Ryan, Of Ohio,
as temporary chairman.
In his address Of welcome James p.
Foster, president of the republican club, Of
New York, said, by common consent it had
been agreed that this convention should not
name. recommend or nominate any candi-
date for offices, and that the organization
proposed tariff 10 protect the industries Of
the land, high enough to redeem the
surplus and give employment to citizens
here, and TO insure a market for goods
manufactured here. He went on TO say
that the organization proposed to discon-
tinue personal attacks upon candidates
whereby private character and home life
are basely assailed.
IL was proposed to say to the saloon, BE
ye removed from politics"
This evening the clubs held a public
meeting in Cooper union. The Hon. John
| X. Lynch, the cOlored orator of Mississippi,
said he was here TO speak on the suppress
sion of the cOlored vote in the south. by
| the form of law,u he said, Cleveland is
president; but morally he has nc
more right there than he has to
the throne If Great Britain. Cleveland
could no more get the electoral votes
Of Mississippi, Louisiana and South Caro-
lima than he could those of Pennsylvania,
Vermont and Ohio. There are over 20, 0OC
more colOred men than white in Mississip
| p Not less than one-third of the whites
vote the republican ticket, and no more
than one-tenth of the negroes vote tbs
democratic ticket. Yet the state is always
democratic They go through the forms O.
an election down there, but as SOON as tht
democratic conventions are over the poll
are closed. Some times there is difficult,
in getting the democrats to falsify the re
turns. When frustrated this way theI
sometimes resort to violence. These fraud
are perpetrated mainly because the genera
sentiment of the country tolerates them
Unless the people of the north get theil
eyes open these things will continue in th'
s1utb. .
The speakers idea Of remedy was Il
reduce the represent alton of the southern
states. Then ifthe colored men could moi
be represented they would have the salts
faction OF knowing that the vote was no
going 10 the enemy. Congressman repre-
sent colored men who are virtually dis
iranchised.
Speaker Noyes, Of the Massachuseti
house OF representatives, commended th
address of Mr.. Lynch. The tariff is Z
small Importance compared with tn
question OF human rights. Cleveland ha
thrown gauntlet into the arena tina
republicans will quickly take VI
The president issued proclamatio
that had in it the platform
party, and citizen across the wat,
criticized it [Great applausel, and
spread over the world, giving it man
readers where it only would have had one
We are not here TO designate candidate
but he thought events had designated WI
that candidate would be.
A letter from John 5. Wise, Of Virgins
did not speak very hopefully Of Virginia
republican vote.
The Hon. John Dalziell, Of Pennsv
wanna, dwelt principally upon the tart
He attributed the surplus and many otfi
ills 10 internal revenue.